Mail Handler Assistant MHA

United States Postal Service; Nashua (NH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The United States Postal Service Processing Plant in Nashua operates 24/7, with most roles scheduled for evenings or nights. Weekends and holidays are also expected as part of the duties, with tasks including unloading mail, sorting, and preparing mail for distribution.

Positions may involve handling sacks and pouches, operating equipment, and performing related duties in support of mail processing and delivery operations.

Responsibilities

• Unloads mail from trucks.
• Separates mail from trucks and conveyors for dispatch to other units and separately delivers mail to distribution areas.
• Packs and labels sacks or pouches, processes mail, and loads mail onto trucks.
• Cancels stamps on parcel post and operates cancelling machines.
• Assists in supply and slip rooms and uses copy machines and related office equipment.
• May perform additional duties: distribute parcel post mail, operate electric fork lifts, rewrap damaged parcels, weigh sacks, clean work areas.

Job description

The Processing Plant is open 24/7 and most jobs may be evenings/nights. Weekends and Holidays are also expected.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Unloads mail from trucks. Separates all mail received from trucks and conveyors for dispatch to other conveying units and separates and delivers mail for delivery to distribution areas.
• Places empty sacks or pouches on racks, labels them where prearranged or where racks are plainly marked, dumps mail from sacks, cuts ties, faces letter mail, carries mail to distributors for processing, places processed mail into sacks, removes filled sacks and pouches from racks and closes and locks sacks and pouches. Picks up sacks, pouches, and outside pieces, separates outgoing bulk mails for dispatch and loads mail onto trucks.
• Handles and sacks empty equipment; inspects empty equipment for mail and restrings sacks.
• Cancels stamps on parcel post, operates cancelling machines, and carries mail from cancelling machine to distribution area.
• Assists in supply and slip rooms and operates copy machine and related office equipment.
• In addition, may perform any of the following duties: make occasional simple distribution of parcel post mail that requires no scheme knowledge; operate electric fork lifts; rewrap damaged parcels; weigh incoming sacks; clean and sweep work areas, offices rest rooms, and trucks where work is not performed by a regular cleaner.
• Operates equipment and machinery assigned to the jurisdiction of the Mail Handler Union.
• Performs other duties as assigned.